Activities of Angelika NIEBLER related to 2021/0426(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy performance of buildings (recast) (debate)
Amendments (45)
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33 a) Integrated district approaches to local planning in regards building renovation projects will allow for increased cost effectiveness of needed works and enhance connections between transport modes and take account of existing infrastructure and system optimisation as well as the preservation of cultural heritage and take account of existing infrastructure.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) Integrated district approaches allow for overall renovation concepts for buildings that are spatially related such as housing blocks. Therefore, this Directive should promote the wider use of integrated, participative and district- related approaches that allow for making use of synergies and potential energy savings which would remain untapped when focusing exclusively on individual buildings. Districts should be determined at the discretion of local authorities according to local needs and location in the context of this Directive.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 56 a (new)
Recital 56 a (new)
(56 a) A precondition for doubling the renovation rate is not only the financial feasibility of the construction measures - especially in view of the further increase in producer prices for construction materials - but also the availability of sufficient personnel capacities in the construction industry and construction administration. In this respect, the Member States should be given more flexibility in implementing the targets under current market conditions. The affordability of construction and housing should not be put at risk at anytime. Economic unaffordability should lead to exemption from renovation obligations.
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the application of minimum energy performance standards to existing buildings and existing building units, that are technically feasible and economically viable, to existing buildings and existing building units and integrated districts with common infrastructure;
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘zero-emission building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I, where the very low amount of energy still required is fully covered by grid-bound energy from renewable sources, energy from renewable sources generated on-site, from a renewable energy community within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED] or from a district heating and cooling system, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III;
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘nearly zero-energy building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I , which cannot be lower than the 2023 cost-optimal level reported by Member States in accordance with Article 6(2) and where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required is covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from low carbon and renewable sources produced on-site or nearby or from a district heating and cooling system, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III;
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
23. ‘whole life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions’ means the combined greenhouse gas emissions associated with the building at all stages of its life-cycle, from the ‘cradle’ (the extraction of the raw materials that are used in the construction of the building) over the material production and processing, and the building’s operation stage, to the ‘grave’ end of its lifetime (the deconstruction of the building and reuse, recycling, other recovery and disposal of its materials);
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall establish a national building renovation plan to ensure the renovation of the national stock of residential and non-residential buildings, both public and private, into a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050, with the objective to transform existing the existing buildings stock into a zero- emission buildings stock - if this is technically possible and economically reasonable or feasible.
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) an overview of implemented and planned policies and measures, which may be based on an integrated district approach if technically, functionally and economically feasible, supporting the implementation of the roadmap pursuant to point (b); and
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The roadmap referred to in point (b) shall include national targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050 as regards the annual energy renovation rate, the primary and final energy consumption of the national building stock and its operational greenhouse gas emission reductions; specific timelines for buildings to achieve higher energy performance classes than those pursuant to Article 9(1), by 2040 and 2050, in line with the pathway for transforming the national building stock into zero-emission buildings; an evidence- based estimate of expected energy savings and wider benefits; and estimations for the contribution of the building renovation plan, which may be based on an integrated district approach, to achieving the Member State's binding national target for greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Regulation (EU) .../… [revised Effort Sharing Regulation], the Union’s energy efficiency targets in accordance with Directive (EU) …/…. [recast EED], the Union’s renewable energy targets, including the indicative target for the share of energy from renewable sources in the building sector in accordance with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED], and the Union’s 2030 climate target and 2050 climate neutrality goal in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/1119.
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a An integrated district approach to building renovation 1. Member States may empower regional and local authorities to identify districts to roll-out integrated renovation programmes (IRPs) at district level. Such programmes should be technically, functionally and economically feasible and encompass energy, mobility, waste and water management and other aspects of urban planning to be considered at a district level that takes into account optimisation of the energy system in accordance with the energy efficiency first principle and promoting demand flexibility. 2. Member States may implement local level integrated mobility plans and Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans that are aligned with IRPs and encompass public transport planning and deployment with other means of active and shared mobility, as well as the related infrastructure for operating, recharging, storing and parking. 3. Member States shall empower regional and local authorities to set up district level one-stop-shops pursuant to Article 26 of this Directive.
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Member States shall review their minimum energy performance requirements at regular intervals which shall not be longer than five years and shall , if necessary, update them in order to reflect technical progress in the building sector , the results of the cost-optimal calculation set out in Article 6, and updated national energy and climate targets and policies . A Member State shall not be required to set minimum energy performance requirements which are not cost-effective over the estimated economic lifecycle.
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) buildings officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historical merit, in so far as compliance with certain minimum energy performance requirements would unacceptably alter their character or appearance
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the life-cycle Global Warming Potential (GWP) is calculated in accordance with Annex III and disclosed through the energy performance certificate of the building, if this is technically possible and economically reasonable or feasible:
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the life-cycle Global Warming Potential (GWP) is calculated in accordance with Annex III and disclosed through the energy performance certificate of the building: if technically, functionally and economically feasible,
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 813 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Those requirements shall be applied to the renovated building or building unit as a whole. Additionally or alternatively, requirements may be applied to the renovated building elements. or to integrated districts with common infrastructure.
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 834 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that, to the extent that it is technically and economically reasonable or feasible, that:
Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) Member States may require an extension of the deadline set in this paragraph, if justified and requested to the European Commission and in accordance with the national building renovation plan referred to in Article 3(1)(a), with regards to specific parts of their building stock.
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Member States may adjust the minimum energy performance standards or set alternative measures with equivalent effect. Member States shall document the equivalence in their roadmap referred to in Article 3(1)(b).
Amendment 960 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
(e a) buildings for which renovation is technically not possible or economically not reasonable or feasible.
Amendment 972 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 981 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2024, Member States shallmay introduce a scheme of renovation passports based on the common framework established in accordance with paragraph 1on the energy performance certificates described in Article 16.
Amendment 1018 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay require new buildings, where technically and economically feasible, to be equipped with self-regulating devices for the separate regulation of the temperature in each room or, where justified, in a designated heated zone of the building unit. In existing buildings, the installation of such self- regulating devices shall be required when heat generators are replaced, where technically and economically feasible.
Amendment 1026 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shallmay require zero- emission buildings to be equipped with measuring and control devices for the monitoring and regulation of indoor air quality. In existing buildings, the installation of such devices shallmay be required, where technically and economically feasible, when a building undergoes a major renovation.
Amendment 1028 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1048 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the installation of pre-cabling for every parking space, for example by laying empty pipes, to enable the installation at a later stage of recharging points for electric vehicles - to the extent that this is technically and economically feasible and justifiable; and
Amendment 1056 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1069 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, point (a), for new office buildings and office buildings undergoing major renovation, with more than five parking spaces, Member States shallmay ensure the installation of at least one recharging point for every two parking spaces - to the extent that this is technically and economically feasible and justifiable.
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. With regard to all non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces, Member States shall ensure the installation of at least one recharging point for every ten parking spaces, and at least one bicycle parking space for every car parking space, by 1 January 2027 if technically, functionally and economically feasible. In case of buildings owned or occupied by public authorities, Member States shall ensure pre-cabling for at least one in two parking spaces by 1 January 2033.
Amendment 1079 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. With regard to all non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces, Member States shallmay ensure the installation of at least one recharging point for every ten parking spaces, and at least one bicycle parking space for every car parking space, by 1 January 2027by 1 January 2027 - to the extent that this is economically feasible and justifiable. In case of buildings owned or occupied by public authorities, Member States shall ensure pre-cabling for at least one in two parking spaces by 1 January 2033.
Amendment 1084 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may adjust requirements for the number of parking spaces in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 for specific categories of non- residential buildings where the fulfilment of the requirements set out in paragraph 1 and 2 would lead to disproportionate costs, would be economically unfeasible or unjustifiable, or where local conditions do not justify the fulfilment of the requirements.
Amendment 1085 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may decide not to lay down or apply the requirements referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 to buildings owned and occupied by small and medium-sized enterprises as defined in Title I of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.
Amendment 1092 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the installation of pre-cabling for every parking space, for example by laying empty pipes, to enable the installation, at a later stage, of recharging points for electric vehicles - to the extent that this is economically feasible and justifiable; and
Amendment 1101 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 1109 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1371 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. Member States shallmay lay down requirements to ensure that, where technically and economically feasible, non- residential buildings with an effective rated output for heating systems or systems for combined space heating and ventilation of over 290 kW are equipped with building automation and control systems 31 December 2024 by. The threshold for the effective rated output shall be lowered to 70 kW by31 December 2029.
Amendment 1374 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Member States shallmay lay down requirements to ensure that from 1 January 2025, new residential buildings and residential buildings undergoing major renovations are equipped with:
Amendment 1396 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay ensure that independent control systems for energy performance certificates are established in accordance with Annex VI, and that independent control systems for renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and reports on the inspection of heating and air- conditioning systems are established . Member States may establish separate systems for the control of energy performance certificates , renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and reports on the inspection of heating and air- conditioning systems.
Amendment 1397 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay ensure that independent control systems for energy performance certificates are established in accordance with Annex VI, and that independent control systems for renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and reports on the inspection of heating and air- conditioning systems are established . Member States may establish separate systems for the control of energy performance certificates , renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and reports on the inspection of heating and air- conditioning systems.
Amendment 1399 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shallmay require the energy performance certificates , the renovation passports, the smart readiness indicators and the inspection reports referred to in paragraph 1 to be made available to the competent authorities or bodies on request.
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1458 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point I – paragraph 3 – indent 3
Annex III – point I – paragraph 3 – indent 3
— renewable energy and waste heat from an efficient district heating and cooling system in accordance with Article (24(1) of Directive (EU) …/… [recast EED], using renewable energy and waste heat.